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16588 | I prefer a lack of form to mean non-existence, than to think of some quasi-existence [Augustine] |
14592 | Some abstract things have a beginning and end, so may exist in time (though not space) [Swoyer] |
22979 | Three main questions seem to be whether a thing is, what it is, and what sort it is [Augustine] |
14594 | Ontologists seek existence and identity conditions, and modal and epistemic status for a thing [Swoyer] |